http://www.museumoffloridahistory.com/exhibits/permanent/civilwar/escape.cfm

African Americans escaping slavery sail in a small boat to be picked up by the Union blockade ship USS Kingfisher off the Florida coast near St. Marks in 1862. (Illustration from Harper's Weekly, April 1862) (Florida State Archives)

The U.S.S. KINGFISHER ran aground on March 28, 1864 near the southeastern point of Otter Island on a shoal on the Combahee Bank of St. Helena Sound in the vicinity of Beaufort, S.C.


FIRST ATTACK ON ST. ANDREWS BAY: September 12, 1862

U.S.S. SAGAMORE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sagamore_(1861)


U.S.S. KINGFISHER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kingfisher_(1861)

Michelle Kirby slide show https://slideplayer.com/slide/4652407/

Michelle Kirby blog http://flordygirlsouthernsentiments.blogspot.com/

ST. ANDREWS BAY DURING THE CIVIL WAR BY GEORGE MORTIMER WEST https://books.google.com/books?id=YDwVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA57&lpg=PA57&dq=%22George%20Mortimer%20West%22%20%22St.%20Andrews%20Bay%2C%20with%20its%20many%20secluded%22&source=bl&ots=bWFeDstpHu&sig=ACfU3U1CEvhijhzHqJM1c7Moom_il1Vwqg&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi75YCu5JrhAhUhTd8KHbKWDsAQ6AEwAHoECAAQAQ&fbclid=IwAR3OkHaQEu34phy1xCR7EuCJkip_-HA211877psGrsdmrU2yMVZvZpPHEDE#v=onepage&q=%22George%20Mortimer%20West%22%20%22St.%20Andrews%20Bay%2C%20with%20its%20many%20secluded%22&f=false

U.S.S. R.R. CUYLER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_R._R._Cuyler_(1860)

U.S.S. WATER WITCH https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Water_Witch_(1851)



U.S.S. BEAUREGARD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Beauregard_(1861)

U.S.S. SAMUEL ROTAN https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Samuel_Rotan_(1861)

U.S.S. SAGAMORE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Sagamore_(1861)

U.S.S. PURSUIT
 (a 144 foot bark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barque )

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Pursuit_(1861)

U.S.S. ALBATROSS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Albatross_(1858)

U.S.S. WANDERER

schooner https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schooner

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Wanderer_(1857)

U.S.S. BOHIO

Brig https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brig

 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bohio_(1856)

U.S.S. RESTLESS https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Restless_(1861)

schooner KAIN

U.S.S. BLOOMER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Bloomer_(1856)

U.S.S. ROEBUCK https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Roebuck_(1856)

British schooner EMMA AMELIA

U.S.S. CAROLINE

U.S.S. KINGFISHER https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Kingfisher_(1861)

STEAMER FLORIDA

U.S.S. MIDNIGHT https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Midnight_(1861)

EAST GULF BLOCKADING SQUADRON https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=coo.31924051350969;view=1up;seq=668

MATERIAL PERTAINING TO ST. ANDREWS BAY AND THE CONFEDERATE SALT FAMINE

from the OFFICIAL RECORDS OF THE UNION AND CONFEDERATE NAVIES:

... St. Andrew's Sound, from the East Pass of Santa Rosa's Sound, with the stern-wheel steamer BLOOMER and her tender, the sloop CAROLINE, having heard of the expedition to Lake Ocola [ed. note: Phillips Inlet], and placed his command at the disposal of Acting Master Browne, for more extensive operations near St. Andrew's. Accordingly, three officers and forty-eight men were sent from the RESTLESS to the BLOOMER, and she proceeded to West Bay, where the rebel government's salt-works were first destroyed, which produced 400 bushels daily. At this place there were twenty- seven buildings, twenty-two large boilers, and some 200 kettles, averaging 200 gallons each, all of which were destroyed, together with 2,000 bushels of salt, and some storehouses containing three months' provisions. The whole was estimated at half a million dollars. From this point the expedition proceeded down the bay, destroying private salt-works, which lined each side for a distance of seven miles, to the number of one hundred and ninety-eight different establishments, averaging two boilers and two kettles each, together with large quantities of salt. Five hundred and seven kettles were dug up and rendered useless, and over three hundred buildings were destroyed, together with twenty-seven wagons and five large flat-boats. The entire damage to the enemy is estimated by Acting Master Browne at $3,000,000. Thirty-one contrabands [ed. note: fugitive slaves], employed at these works, gladly availed themselves of this opportunity to escape, and were of great service in pointing out the places where the kettles were buried...

from the December 28, 1958 Tampa Tribune

Peter Brannon article in the July 3, 1938 Montgomery Advertiser

July 10, 1904 Wilmington Messenger

from the November 25, 1956 BALTIMORE SUN

from the June 18, 1862 WEEKLY MARYSVILLE (Ohio) TRIBUNE

from the December 30, 1862 DAILY DELTA (New Orleans)

from the October 8, 1863 AUTAUGA CITIZEN (Prattville)

from the August 7, 1862 (reprinted from the MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER

from the February 4, 1863 TROY MESSENGER

from the February 4, 1863 TROY MESSENGER (on same page as the draft notice)

from the February 4, 1863 TROY MESSENGER

from the February 4, 1863 TROY MESSENGER

from the January 7, 1863 SOUTHERN ADVERTISER (Troy)

 Alabama Salt Commissioner's letter book https://www.worldcat.org/title/general-correspondence-1861-1865/oclc/86119013

Major changes have occurred on the peninsula @ the Dauphin Island pier since this was taken 2 years ago. The video opens to the SE and the opening of the inner harbor of Pelican Bay (a.k.a. "THE MULLET HOLE", is the place where CIVILIZATION was FIRST PERMANENTLY ESTABLISHED ON THE NORTHERN GULF, THE MOTHER SETTLEMENT FOR EVERY COMMUNITY ON THE ENTIRE NORTHERN GULF COAST and THE FIRST PLACE ON THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO FROM KEY WEST TO BROWNSVILLE TO FLY THE AMERICAN FLAG). This ground is one of the most strategic positions on the face of the Earth and has experienced 20 ARMED AMPHIBIOUS INVASIONS along with events connected to THE CUBAN REVOLUTION, MEXICAN WAR and THE TRAIL OF TEARS) . After Nate, virtually all vegetation beyond the BIG POINT (west side of the opening of the bay) was covered in sand and the dunes leveled. A year later, Michael cut this sand spit in two and now the old Land's End is an island which can usually be reached by wading. As the camera pans to the south and west you will see a single salt pond along the Gulf side. Now there are two salt ponds and third is building. Seven years ago there were NO SALT PONDS out past the pier.

PHIL PARAMORE:
Let's talk a little bit about this song,"The Day Bear Bryant Died."
The first time I heard it, I have to tell you, I just sat there with my mouth open, couldn't help but hearken back to that era when he died. Oh, by the way, just a little background information.
I was a senior at Auburn. I was a sports columnist for the student newspaper at that time and actually got to write the Auburn perspective of Coach Bryant's death and the neatest thing to be the school that he wanted to beat the most. Yet on that day it was almost as if a pall fell over even the Auburn campus. The grief and the respect that this state had was really, I think shown in the outpouring of emotions as the funeral procession wound through near Birmingham. It was a gripping time in this state, wasn't it?



Buddy Buie: It certainly was a gripping time for me. I was up in Atlanta at Lake Lanier outside Atlanta. We were writing songs for an upcoming Atlanta Rhythm Section album and the procession...
Bear had died. This was in January of '83. Bear had just died and ,matter of fact, this was the day of the funeral procession and Keith Jackson with those dulcet tones, I mean, My Goodness! It gripped us.
Usually I tell...
Every time someone asks me to tell this story, I'll say, "I wanna explain something to you. It's a myth that songwriters write from pure emotion. Like you see a sunrise and write,"Oh, What A Beautiful Sunrise!"
It doesn't work that way. You get an idea and you form it but this one wasn't written that way. This was written from pure emotion. We just put away...
We had an upcoming deadline to cut a record but we started this song there because that brought tears to our eyes and like you said, you know, one of the lines in this song is "The nation cried!
Friend and foe alike!"
I'm glad you alluded to that. I know you being an Auburn man, that interests me.
It'd be like Shug Jordan. You know I had that same feeling with Shug.



Phil: Well, you know, I guess Coach Dye being so beloved at that time. He had just snapped a long nine game losing streak to Alabama yet had the consummate respect for Coach Bryant. He basically had gotten to where he was in the coaching profession because of Coach Bryant's tutelage and his influence and help with him in his career and he sort of imparted the message to the Auburn family, "Look, there's nothing good about this. We have lost a true legend and a guy who has been a major influence on me and I, in turn, have tried to impart that wisdom on this program and I building a foundation off what I learned from him so let's all be aware."
This guy was our most bitter rival and as you know Coach Bryant's staunchest axioms was,"Beat your opponent, help him up and respect him when the game is over." http://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2006_04_30_archive.html

Andrew's sound, from the East Pass of Santa Rosa's sound, with the stern-wheel steamer Bloomer and her tender, the sloop Caroline, having heard of the expedition to Lake Ocola, and placed his command at the disposal of Acting Master Browne, for more extensive operations near St. Andrew's. Accordingly, three officers and forty-eight men were sent from the Restless to the Bloomer, and she proceeded to "West bay, where the rebel government's salt-works were first de stroyed, which produced 400 bushels daily. At this place there were twenty- seven buildings, twenty-two large boilers, and some 200 kettles, averaging 200 gallons each, all of which were destroyed, together with 2,000 bushels of salt, and some storehouses containing three months' provisions. The whole was esti mated at half a million dollars. From this point the expedition proceeded down the bay, destroying private salt-works, which lined each side for a distance of seven miles, to the number of one hundred and ninety-eight different establish ments, averaging two boilers and two kettles each, together with large quanti ties of salt. Five hundred and seven kettles were dug up and rendered useless, and over three hundred buildings were destroyed, together with twenty-seven wagons and five large flat-boats. The entire damage to the enemy is estimated by Acting Master Browne at $3,000,000. Thirty-one contrabands, employed at these works, gladly availed themselves of this opportunity to escape, and were of great service in pointing out the places where the kettles were buried for con- •'-.j — ir„atpr Browne greai service u, i t£

"But the man who comes back through the Door in the Wall will never be quite the same as the man who went out. He will be wiser but less cocksure, happier but less self-satisfied, humbler in acknowledging his ignorance yet better equipped to understand the relationship of words to things." http://www.bookolage.com/the-timothy-leary-project-by-jennifer-ulrich/

Subject:The Jimi Hendrix EXPERIENCE!
You can read the story of the metamorphosis of The Rockin’ Gibraltars into Heart, the band, in the Greg Haynes book “The Hey Baby Days of Beach Music”. We, the Rockin’ Gibraltars (Sonny Grier, Rusty Crumpton, Ed Sanford, Keith Brewer, and Bobby Dupree) had landed a recording contract with Warner/Reprise Record Company. Sonny was married and his wife was expecting a baby, so he decided not to go to LA, which is what prompted us to get Johnny Townsend in the band. After writing a few songs, recording them at Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, adding Johnny Townsend, and changing our name to Heart we moved to 12221 Ventura Boulevard, Studio City California. After arriving in LA, our manager Bob Hinkle took us to Warner Brothers to meet Mo Osten, Executive Vice President of Warner/Reprise Records, and the staff members who would be involved with our recordings and promotions. Warner’s and Mo Osten had assigned Russ Shaw as our promotion agent and we met Russ that first day. Russ was obviously a talented promotion man, because Warner’s had also assigned to him Jimi Hendrix. Of course by that time in June of 1968 Jimi was a huge star, and had already released his first two albums Are You Experienced? and Axis: Bold As Love. That summer of 1968, Russ called us and told us to get dressed, that we were going up to meet Jimi Hendrix. Russ was gearing us up to be the opening act for Jimi’s new tour. We drove up to a palatial home in Benedict Canyon above Hollywood, and after getting cleared at the gate, went inside. We stood there in the living room looking around and on the wall was a group promo picture signed by the Beatles. It was the very recognizable picture with them in the gray collarless jackets, Paul with a cigarette in his hand. We found out that the house belonged to the guy that owned Cadillac Steel, and that he leased the house to many of the stars when they were in town. Pretty soon Jimi came out, dressed in a red bathrobe and looking pretty sleepy. Jimi was a very calm, laid back guy, very normal considering his stardom. I felt really calm around him, although the earlier anticipation of meeting him had initially made me a little nervous. After all of the introductions and shaking hands, he asked “Where you guys from?” Then, very quickly, he said “No, let me guess. Just talk a little.” So we chatted a bit and he said “You’re from Alabama.” Well, we couldn’t believe he knew, and all anxiously answered, “Yeah, how’d you know?” He said, “Just keep on talking.” So we chatted some more and he said, “You’re from Montgomery, right?” Well that was almost spooky, and someone said “How did you know that?” He started telling us that he’d been stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia when he was in the Army and used to come up to Montgomery and jam with B.B. King at the Lakos and Elks Clubs, two very popular black clubs in Montgomery. He went on to say that South Alabamians had a completely different accent than North Alabamians. We didn’t even know that! So we sat there talking and he reached over and grabbed an acoustic guitar. He said “I bet you’ve never seen this.” He turned the guitar over and showed us where he’d broken the guitar body right behind the neck, so that when he put the guitar in his lap, like playing a dobro, he could push down on the top of the body and the whole neck would de-tune. He asked if anyone had a lighter, and I had this old Zippo, so I gave it to him. He started playing some slide blues that had the most incredible sound, nothing like I’d ever heard. There was the slide sound, but then he would push down the body and the whole thing would de-tune, producing a very dark, bluesy sound that is beyond description.
Rusty remembers, “Also, I think a few days before, I heard a few songs on the radio from his new album, Electric Ladyland. I think he was there for his west coast tour to promote the new album. The only conversation I took part in & remember was about All Along the Watchtower (a B. Dylan song). I told him it was a masterpiece, so many different guitar styles in one song...he said, “Thanks man, it wasn't easy.” It is still one of my most favorite guitar songs of all time.”
We just hung around for a while, and met some of his roadies. They were all English cats, and they were consuming mass quantities of tallboys, cans of beer. We had a beer and then left.  http://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2007_05_27_archive.html

November 15, 2008

Roberto:

I'm very sad to hear of the great Mitch Mitchell's passing. We hung out with him quite a lot at Steve Paul's 'The Scene' in New York.

He was a true english gentleman.

He did sit in with us (The Candymen) and was an amazing musician. He was a small guy but played drums like a gorrila. I think he was much more jazz then rock but he was just Mitch. A total original! I think he was a cross between Joe Morrello (Dave Brubeck Quartet) and Ginger Baker (Cream).

I've been listening and visiting with The Experience again lately and I can tell you that music still sounds like the future!

I'm so glad that I have been Experienced!

Thank you Jimi, Noel, and Mitch for everything you gave us.

Robert Nix...........................

http://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2008_11_09_archive.html

From Bobby Dupree, Rusty Crumpton & Keith Brewer of the Rockin' Gibraltars:

Russ Shaw booked us to open up for Jimi at the Bakersfield Civic Center. We played our set and got off stage so Jimi could come on and do his show. I went up to the dressing room to change, and then went back down and stood at the side of the stage. Jimi played a couple of songs, and then started his rendition of “The Stars Spangled Banner”. Not many people know this, but Jimi was very patriotic, he even supported the war in Viet Nam. He was also Airborne certified.
But back to the story.
The manager of the Bakersfield Civic Center was an old WWII veteran, and of course he was very patriotic too. When he heard Jimi playing “The Stars Spangled Banner” the way only Jimi could play it, the guy got so pissed off, that he went back behind the stage and cut off the power. All that was heard was Mitch Mitchell’s drums ringing through the auditorium. Well, Jimi went back behind the curtains and said, “Who turned off the power?” The WWII vet said “I did.” Jimi went over to him and slugged this guy in the face, knocking him off the stage. Of course, all HELL broke loose, and cops and Warner Brothers executives were everywhere. The cops were going to arrest Jimi but after some negotiations, and a $5000.00 check Russ Shaw made out to the guy, the concert was stopped, and Jimi got in his stretch limo with his two white girlfriends and went back to LA.
This is the true EXPERIENCE we had with Jimi Hendrix. We never saw him or played with him again.
Bobby Dupree with Rusty Crumpton and Keith Brewer
http://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2004_08_15_archive.html



Robert,
Ok here is the story.
On May 7th I went to the Hendrix concert at Memorial Coliseum (now
Coleman Coliseum) with my room mate Hoagy (Guy Huthnance) and his
girlfriend who's name time has swallowed. She was the key to this story. Fat
Mattress, Noel Redding's group, opened the show. At the break we all went
to the bathroom. Hoagy's date was a very attractive person and the head
of the University Program Council had the hots for her. During the
break she ran into him and he said " why don't you come with me after the
show. We are taking Hendrix to the Citizen's club for a party." She
said, no thanks and then came and told us what was going on. I had run into
Pete Kinnear and told him of our plans to go to the Citizens Club to
party with Hendrix. The four of us crammed into my Triump Spitfire and
went to the club. This was the old Citizens Club that burned 20+ years
ago and was later moved to a new location. I had been there several times
before with other mixed race bands that I had played with and felt
comfortable being there. When we got there, we were the only white folks
there, but that was OK. We waited and enjoyed the soul band that was
playing there. About 30 minutes later, when we were beginning to doubt that
they would show, here came the entourage. I stood up and shook
Hendrix's hand and told him how much I enjoyed the show. They all sat down at
the table next to us. The British guys from Fat Mattress were seated
next to me and we partied with them that night since Hendrix was
immediately surrounded by groupies. They were a little nervous about being in a
all black club in the south, but loosened up enough to get up and play.
They played a few songs and then left the stage. After their set, I
went to pee and Noel Redding came in. We had a nice chit-chat about music
while we both emptied our bladders. The rest of the night was spent
drinking beers and talking music with new friends. End of story.
Bruce Hopper of THE OMEN & THEIR LOVE
https://rockpilgrimage.blogspot.com/

November 15, 2008

from ROCKIN' RODNEY JUSTO ~

Mitch was a really nice guy.

I think that I e-mailed you once about people "sitting in" with The Candymen, and how it wasn't in the nature of our band for people to come up and play with us, because essentially, we played arrangements, and there wasn't much free form playing.

I can think of only 4 people that sat in with us in our existence,(None at the same time but all individually), they were .

Jimi Hendrix

Noel Redding

Mitch Mitchell

John Entwistle

All dead.............................Now, I have some recollection of one other person playing with us.I think that Al Kooper sat in with us and we sang "I've Got News For You" together.

Al,....... take care of yourself !Rodney:

You said that when we met your life was rather tame, but I took you to a nightclub and the whole band knew your name !!!!

Rodney - take care if yo'self !!

kooper http://alkooper.com

November 15, 2008

Roberto:

I'm very sad to hear of the great Mitch Mitchell's passing. We hung out with him quite a lot at Steve Paul's 'The Scene' in New York.

He was a true english gentleman.

He did sit in with us (The Candymen) and was an amazing musician. He was a small guy but played drums like a gorrila. I think he was much more jazz then rock but he was just Mitch. A total original! I think he was a cross between Joe Morrello (Dave Brubeck Quartet) and Ginger Baker (Cream).

I've been listening and visiting with The Experience again lately and I can tell you that music still sounds like the future!

I'm so glad that I have been Experienced!

Thank you Jimi, Noel, and Mitch for everything you gave us.

Robert Nix...........................

http://robertoreg.blogspot.com/2008_11_09_archive.html

From Bobby Dupree, Rusty Crumpton & Keith Brewer of the Rockin' Gibraltars:

Russ Shaw booked us to open up for Jimi at the Bakersfield Civic Center. We played our set and got off stage so Jimi could come on and do his show. I went up to the dressing room to change, and then went back down and stood at the side of the stage. Jimi played a couple of songs, and then started his rendition of “The Stars Spangled Banner”. Not many people know this, but Jimi was very patriotic, he even supported the war in Viet Nam. He was also Airborne certified.
But back to the story.
The manager of the Bakersfield Civic Center was an old WWII veteran, and of course he was very patriotic too. When he heard Jimi playing “The Stars Spangled Banner” the way only Jimi could play it, the guy got so pissed off, that he went back behind the stage and cut off the power. All that was heard was Mitch Mitchell’s drums ringing through the auditorium. Well, Jimi went back behind the curtains and said, “Who turned off the power?” The WWII vet said “I did.” Jimi went over to him and slugged this guy in the face, knocking him off the stage. Of course, all HELL broke loose, and cops and Warner Brothers executives were everywhere. The cops were going to arrest Jimi but after some negotiations, and a $5000.00 check Russ Shaw made out to the guy, the concert was stopped, and Jimi got in his stretch limo with his two white girlfriends and went back to LA.
This is the true EXPERIENCE we had with Jimi Hendrix. We never saw him or played with him again.
Bobby Dupree with Rusty Crumpton and Keith Brewer

Robert,
Ok here is the story.
On May 7th I went to the Hendrix concert at Memorial Coliseum (now
Coleman Coliseum) with my room mate Hoagy (Guy Huthnance) and his
girlfriend who's name time has swallowed. She was the key to this story. Fat
Mattress, Noel Redding's group, opened the show. At the break we all went
to the bathroom. Hoagy's date was a very attractive person and the head
of the University Program Council had the hots for her. During the
break she ran into him and he said " why don't you come with me after the
show. We are taking Hendrix to the Citizen's club for a party." She
said, no thanks and then came and told us what was going on. I had run into
Pete Kinnear and told him of our plans to go to the Citizens Club to
party with Hendrix. The four of us crammed into my Triump Spitfire and
went to the club. This was the old Citizens Club that burned 20+ years
ago and was later moved to a new location. I had been there several times
before with other mixed race bands that I had played with and felt
comfortable being there. When we got there, we were the only white folks
there, but that was OK. We waited and enjoyed the soul band that was
playing there. About 30 minutes later, when we were beginning to doubt that
they would show, here came the entourage. I stood up and shook
Hendrix's hand and told him how much I enjoyed the show. They all sat down at
the table next to us. The British guys from Fat Mattress were seated
next to me and we partied with them that night since Hendrix was
immediately surrounded by groupies. They were a little nervous about being in a
all black club in the south, but loosened up enough to get up and play.
They played a few songs and then left the stage. After their set, I
went to pee and Noel Redding came in. We had a nice chit-chat about music
while we both emptied our bladders. The rest of the night was spent
drinking beers and talking music with new friends. End of story.
Bruce Hopper of THE OMEN & THEIR LOVE